They dismissed claims by IS propagandists accusing coalition warplanes of destroying the mosque where jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his 2014 declaration announcing his caliphate after his forces took over significant portions of Iraq and Syria. [Full Article...]

Asked about Trump's tweet and whether the administration thinks China isn't able to make North Korea change its ways, Mattis said the president's remarks represent the views of the American people. Moon was elected in May pledging to take a more moderate approach to the North and engage the reclusive country in dialogue, in addition to pressure and sanctions to impede its defiant pursuit of n... [Full Article...]

The Republicans are projected to have taken 20.9% of the vote, which is predicted to result in the party winning between 80-100 seats. National Front leader Marine Le Pen , who led the voting in her northern constituency, called the huge abstention rate "catastrophic" and urged supporters to turn out in a week's time. [Full Article...]

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that al-Baghdadi had been presumably killed by the airstrike on Raqqa's southern suburbs carried out by Russian warplanes. Observers also expressed skepticism. Baghdadi is believed to be in hiding in the region around the Syria-Iraq border. The Russian military also gave the information about the strike to the United States forces, but the P... [Full Article...]

The United States and China agreed Wednesday that companies of the two countries should not do business with U.N. -blacklisted North Korean entities, U.S. "Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of Mr Warmbier at this time of their tragic loss". He was leaving North Korea on January 2, 2016, when he was detained at the airport. [Full Article...]

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the incident had yet to be made public, said that the drone was in the same area where US aircraft had shot down the same type of unmanned aircraft - an Iranian Shahed 129 - earlier this month. [Full Article...]

Former JD (U) chief Sharad Yadav had so far been a leading opposition voice for a unity against the BJP over the presidential poll. Ms Kumar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi late on Wednesday evening, after a day of hectic consultations within the Congress as well as within the Opposition conglomerate, indicating that the former Speaker could be emerging as the candidate. [Full Article...]

The U.S. side is expected to press China to cooperate on a further toughening of worldwide sanctions on North Korea. It was unclear whether his remark represented a significant shift in his thinking in the US struggle to stop North Korea's nuclear program and its test launching of missiles or a change in USA policy toward China. [Full Article...]

Barnier said there will be one week of negotiations every month and the two sides will use the time in between to work out proposals. Top negotiators Barnier and Davis have declared the talks have gotten off to a "promising start". "We are citizens first". We must lift the uncertainty caused by Brexit. "While this will be a Government that consults and listens, we are clear that we are goi... [Full Article...]

The left-handed Czech hit 25 winners with 11 unforced errors as she easily beat fellow wild card Naomi Broady of Britain 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday. "When I started playing (again) we had a discussion with the coach as to whether I should change something - a bigger grip, or a softer grip". [Full Article...]

In the Georgia House special election Tuesday, Democrat Jon Ossoff was defeated by Republican Karen Handel , who for much of the campaign focused on tying Ossoff to Pelosi and coastal liberals . BENNETT: A handful of Democrats pinned the party's loss in Georgia on House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi . The outcome "better be a wake-up call for Democrats - business as usual isn't... [Full Article...]

Mr Varadkar also offered his thoughts on Brexit. "I've been negotiating in Northern Ireland and the peace process for the best part of 30 years so a seasoned negotiator never reveals his or her hand in public". On Friday, DUP leader Arlene Foster said it was "right and proper" that her party would vote for May's legislative agenda, known as the Queen's Speech . [Full Article...]

It seems like terror has taken a toll and is testing the patience of Londoners and their resilience to the road to recovery. BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed that "hatred and evil" of the kind seen in a terror attack on London's Finsbury Park mosque that left one man dead will never succeed. [Full Article...]

Standing water can be treated with EPA-approved larvicides to kill mosquitoes before they become adults. "Most people infected with West Nile virus do not realize it's happened", Bryan said . The infected Culex pipiens mosquitoes were collected in Rossville, Staten Island. Kilkenny said residents can help cut down on the mosquito population by eliminating standing water - where mosquitoes bre... [Full Article...]

That would give May enough votes to pass her legislative agenda through parliament and govern, albeit with a wafer-thin majority. The chaos has weighed on the pound, which has plunged nearly two percent since Thursday, and the government may have to delay the announcement of its policy plans to parliament. [Full Article...]

United States officials on Wednesday denied a ISIS claim that USA forces bombed Iraq's iconic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul . Gen. Joseph Martin, who commands coalition ground forces in Iraq, said in a statement. However, a crowd of Mosul residents formed a human chain around the minaret, and the militants backed down, the BBC reported . "Our identity was destroyed?" the Mosuli behind the... [Full Article...]

Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton said USA officials are "going to give the DPRK/North Korea issue top priority in our discussions, aiming to advance concrete cooperation with China towards a peaceful resolution of the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea". [Full Article...]

The election for the next President of India is to be held on July 17 as President Pranab Mukherjee will demit the office on July 24. On the first occasion, the late Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had thrown his lot behind Patil on grounds that she was the first Maharashtrian and a woman to ccupy the top constitutional post. [Full Article...]

North Korea has detained two Korean-American academics and a missionary, a Canadian pastor and three South Korean nationals who were doing missionary work there. So there is a possibility that Kim Jong-un continues to make the bluff with his nuclear weapons programs. But on Tuesday, Trump suggested that strategy had failed. [Full Article...]

According to Pakistani media, Chinese nationals seeking business visas would now have to present an invitation from a recognised body at any of Pakistan's missions in China . The meeting decided that further extensions in work visa would be granted by the Ministry of Interior only on the request and provision of required documents by the employer. [Full Article...]